𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟏.2: 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 (5)
The enemy had conveniently left the city for their southward advance, hadn’t they? Their scale was around one legion. Dropping a nuke on their heads and obliterating them might be the easier option. Furthermore, there were no civilians in the area.
Having reached that point in his thoughts, Oswald decided to utilize his Great Eagle, Jason, after a long time. Jason, having grown larger with age, soared majestically and headed straight north.
He then shared his vision through Familiar Vision Sharing, observing the approaching enemy. Ordinary familiar magic would have been detected due to mana fluctuations, but. . . Oswald’s technique was a skill-based concept, requiring no mana.
“Huu. . . Alright, let’s begin.”
Oswald, standing before a vast open space, began infusing the Blood Daemon with life force. A tremendous amount of life force drained away, and the Blood Daemon greedily devoured it.
‘𝘜𝘨𝘩. . . 𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨. . .’
Five intercontinental ballistic missiles were created in this manner. Each missile was equipped with multiple warheads, ensuring a wide-area attack upon re-entry as they separated into numerous warheads.
‘𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯.’
Whooooosh!
The sudden appearance of five obelisks drew the attention of nearby soldiers and officers, who gathered around in curiosity. As flames erupted from the structures and soared into the sky, they all gazed at Oswald, bewildered by his strange actions.
Only a few recognized the nature of the attack Oswald was about to unleash. Having already witnessed several nuclear strikes in the New Continent, those who had served since then knew that this was one of Oswald’s ultimate weapons.
The missiles, having ascended high into the sky, separated their warheads, and dozens of warheads began their descent.
Rapidly piercing through the atmosphere, the nuclear warheads ignited like meteors, reaching the airspace above the Chaos forces advancing towards Naples.
Kaboom!
Several warheads directly struck the aerial battleships above the Chaos army, detonating upon impact. Seven aerial battleships were engulfed by the colossal sun created by the five nuclear warheads.
Subsequently, other warheads impacted the ground, triggering additional nuclear explosions that swept away the Chaos forces.
The shockwave from the ground-level detonations caused the three surviving aerial battleships to collide with each other, resulting in the downing of two more. The last one managed to escape by fleeing at full speed.
The problem lay in the multiple mushroom clouds rising from the ground. . . Ultimately, the legion-sized Chaos army was annihilated.
【Good heavens. . . 】
Even the cruel Chaos demons trembled at the sight of the attack, their morale shattered. They had to encounter the enemy to fight, but their army had been obliterated by an attack before they even met. . . Fear was a natural response.
This scene was recorded from afar by Peace Eye through a magic video sphere. Upon receiving the news, Oswald sent the footage to His Majesty the Emperor and inquired about the possibility of carrying out a similar attack on Rome.
Honestly, advancing towards Rome would result in significant troop casualties. . . So, even if it meant destroying the infrastructure, Oswald wanted to eliminate the army with a nuclear strike.
‘𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳.’
In that case, they could be dealt with through the Church’s champions and the Dark Brotherhood. It was the most efficient and swift method.
Having annihilated one enemy legion and a portion of their armored forces, Oswald hastened the production of armor-piercing rounds for the self-propelled guns. If they couldn’t abandon Rome, this was the only way to counter the Chaos tanks on land.
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
Central Imperial Palace, Central, Imperial Empire.
“Incredible. . .”
Valentine, gazing at the video sphere transmitted by Peace Eye, contemplated whether to authorize Oswald’s direct attack on Rome.
‘𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴.’
Of course, the treasures of the royal palace had long been transferred to the Imperial Palace. . . but it was still a regrettable loss.
‘𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.’
Who would concentrate industrial facilities in the capital of a nation? In Oswald’s modern era, efficiency was prioritized, but in this world, the capital was the face of the country, requiring a strong emphasis on aesthetics.
‘𝘜𝘨𝘩. . .’
The advantages of a nuclear strike were undeniably greater. It would enable the early suppression of the enemy, preventing the damage from spiraling out of control.
Moreover, the Empire’s current financial state was not exactly favorable. The Great War, followed by the civil war, had shaken even this vast empire. They had managed to maintain some semblance of circulation by churning out war supplies. . . but even that was reaching its limits.
‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵.’
Finally reaching a decision, the Emperor issued an order to Oswald, authorizing him to erase Rome from the map.